The fight for grandparents' rights. Idaho's laws consider the best interests of the child.

Editor’s note: The identities of the individuals featured in this story are being withheld to protect the children involved in this custody case.

Spa shooting victims ID'd as Biden, Harris head to Atlanta

ATLANTA (AP) — The names of four additional victims in the Atlanta-area massage businesses shootings have been released, hours before President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris arrive in Atlanta to meet with Asian American community leaders.

Glacier Park finalizes ticketed entry system

Glacier National Park officially shifts to ticketed entry for Going-to-the-Sun Road corridor

Maxine A. Lautaret, 89

Maxine A. Lautaret, 89, of Kalispell, "went to be with the Lord" Friday afternoon, Oct. 31, 2008. Maxine was born Jan. 7, 1919, the first of 10 children (nine surviving to adulthood) to Mack and Georgia (Davis) Greenwood on a farm near Hugoton, Kan. There were six girls and four boys in her family.

Opening worlds of opportunities

COEUR d’ALENE — The smile on Natalia Kamolinkova's face was almost as big as her home country of Russia when she slid into the seat of the ice hockey sled.

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PA--Pennsylvania News Digest

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Wreaths Across America visits Ephrata

Mobile display honors those who served

EPHRATA - The Wreaths Across America Mobile Education Exhibit made a stop in Ephrata on Friday. The exhibit is a trailer that features a short video, pictures and infographics about Wreaths Across America and volunteers there to talk with visitors. “It’s the personal connection,” said Deborah Kellogg, Wreaths Across America Ambassador. “You can read things but when you come in here and you’re immersed in it, and we can talk to you about it, instead of just looking at a screen. We can carry on a human conversation.” Deborah and her husband, DeLane Kellogg are ambassadors for WAA and said they love doing it. Wreaths Across America is a program started in 1992 by Morrill Worcester of Worcester Wreath Company based in Harrington, Maine. That year, Worcester found his company with extra wreaths nearing the end of the holiday season. He decided he would arrange for the surplus of wreaths to be laid at Arlington National Cemetery, according to the event’s website...

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Wildfire smoke forces cancellation, changes to weekend events

Poor air quality from area wildfires is forcing changes for high school sporting events in Whitefish and the Two Bear Marathon has been canceled. It’s also prompting modifications for one Saturday event.

Artist sculpts statues honoring Thai king

As a boy, Sunti Pichetchaiyakul found his passion for sculpting in the clay near his village’s river in Thailand. The Whitefish artist never imagined he’d be crafting statues for his nation’s kings.

Dorothy Rinke, 99

On Feb. 26, 2025, Dorothy E. Rinke of Round Butte, passed away at the age of 99. A Celebration of Life and potluck will be held at the Round Butte Club House at 1 p.m. March 9. Please bring your favorite dish or dessert along with your stories and photos to share.

Belarus president remains defiant as strikes widen

More workers in Belarus have joined a widening strike to push for the resignation of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko after an Aug. 9 election that the opposition says was rigged

Fluaitt leads Chiefs effort at Tri-State

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho - It may have not been the most ideal way to wrap up their visit to Coeur d'Alene and the Tri State Invitational, but the Moses Lake Chiefs wrestling team still saw plenty to build off of heading into the holiday break.

PREP BASKETBALL: Slow start hampers Lakeland at Moscow

Lakeland's boys play host to Bonners Ferry on Tuesday.

PREP ROUNDUP: Timberlake girls top Lakeland again

Area girls basketball teams wrap regular season, and results from Thursday's prep wrestling and boys basketball games.

Hiker charged by grizzly in Glacier Park suffered broken arm

A hiker charged by a grizzly bear in Glacier National Park last week suffered a broken arm, park officials reported.